Baby you're the greatest

Rating: pure G fluff

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Notes: I really had no intentions of writing this, but Sarah and Louise wanted a sequel.

"You know, love, this could appear to be mighty weird."

"Xander, what are you talking about?"

"Our roles in the upcoming nuptials."

"How is it weird?"

"Well, think about it. You are the matron of honor to your best friend, who just happens to be marrying your ex-husband. Who you just divorced about three weeks ago."

"Yeah, I can see your point. But you also left out one interesting point."

"Which is?"

"You are the best man in the wedding of your fiancée's ex-husband."

"That's true. I almost forgot about that."

"How on Earth could you forget about it when practically all you've been doing is complaining about having to wear a monkey suit!"

"Selective memory, Wills. Selective memory."

"Oh, is that what you're calling it these days?"

"Eh, it's either that or all that lead paint I consumed as a child is finally coming to fruition. Ooh, I said a big word. Fruition."

"I'm very proud of you baby. But I'd be even prouder if you'd be nice to Spike when he comes over for dinner tonight."

"Awwwwww, do I hafta?"

"Yes you do Alexander Harris. Spike is a wonderful person-"

"Yeah, when he's not threatening to rip my eyeballs out and use them to shoot pool."

"He's just teasing, that's all. He was practically my best friend while you were..., and we are still very close."

"Oh, if he's your close, bestest male friend now, then what am I?"

"My soul."

"I'm shutting up now. You know, that is by far the most wonderful thing that anyone has ever said to me."

"So what am I?"

"Willow, you're my reason."

"Reason for what?"

"For laughing, for crying, for living, and for dying. Which, while I hope that last part never happens, I am fully prepared for that to come to fruition as well."

"You are loving that word a little too much, aren't you?"

"Maybe just a little."

"Thank you. That had to be the most romantic use of cribbing the lyrics of the Righteous Brothers ever."

"I'd do anything for you Wills."

"Do you really mean that?"

"You bet."

"Then go let Spike and the others in."

"Well, that certainly was interesting."

"Xander"

"What? I didn't say anything."

"I recognize that tone of voice."

"Did I or did I not behave while we had company?"

"For the most part, yes."

"What are you talking about 'for the most part'?"

"Oh, you actually thought that I didn't see you stick your tongue out at Spike when I went into the kitchen to get dessert."

"Which, by the way, was absolutely beyond tasty."

"Flattery will get you everywhere, and don't try to change the subject or you can't have the rest of the pie."

"Okay, what ever you say just don't withhold the pie. Cause nothing says loving like warm apple pie."

"Xander, I made lemon cream."

"I know."

"You are SO disgusting!!!"

"Does this mean I don't get any smoochies while watching TV?"

"You can have your smoochies, but I get to pick what we watch."

"Bu-but-but I can't relinquish control of the remote. They'll come and sever my manhood rights and privileges."

"Baby, they'd have to go through me first. Now, are we going to go cuddle in the warming radiation of the television or not?"

"Do I still have to give up the remote?"

"Trust me, you'll never even notice that you don't have it."

"And how is that?"

"Remember, earlier tonight when I said that if you would behave while Spike was here I'd make it worth your while?"

"Yeah-OHH! You can have the remote now and forever if you just keep doing that thing you're doing right now."

"Goody! Cause 'I Love Lucy' is on."

"Oh, man. Do we gotta watch Nick at Nite? I hate these shooowwwssss. Mmmmmmmm. Right there. Where did you acquire magic fingers like this?"

"I took a course over at the community center."

"They have classes in this stuff?"

"Oh yeah. It was a very popular course."

"I can imagine."

"We all took the class. In fact, Spike is even better at it that I am. At least, that's what the teacher said. He did this exact same thing for me a lot while you were gone. It really helped calm me down."

"You let Spike do this to you!!!"

"Well, yeah. Sheech. He gave me a foot rub. It's not like we had sex or anything."

"It's really eerie."

"What is, sweetie?"

"The Honeymooners. The show reminds me of something. A cartoon. Let me think."

"The Flintstones, perhaps?"

"That's it! How did you know it?"

"Just a lucky guess, that's all."

"Well, you are a very lucky person, Ms. Rosenberg."

"That I am, mostly because of you."

"Careful there. You just might turn my head."

"Xander?"

"Yes?"

"Can we finish watching TV? I've got an early class in the morning."

"Oh, sure. But I've got a question to ask you first."

"Shoot in a purely metaphorical way."

"Why do you love me?"

"That's not a question."

"Sure it is."

"No, the real question is how could I not love you. You have stood by me through everything, that the Hellmouth and our parents and adolescence could throw at us. You were always the one who stood up for me and made me laugh when I needed to and taught me that it's okay to cry. Had it not been for you I would not be me. You keep me dancing in the rain so I could still be sane. In my entire life, you were the one constant. I could count on you to never walk out or abandon me."

"But that's just it. I did walk away and leave you. I abandoned you."

"No you didn't. You have been in my heart and mind from since before I met you. You leaving was maybe the best thing that could have happened, cause it forced me to be me for a while. And I know now that I can be Willow's Willow. But you know what?"

"What?"

"I think I like being Xander's Willow best."

"Do you think that you might could possibly consider wanting to perhaps be my Willow on a permanent basis?"

"Are you proposing to me?"

"Heh. It would appear that way, wouldn't it?"

"I think that being your Willow on a permanent basis is something that I could definitely deal with, as long as that means that you're my Xander."

"Baby, you're the greatest."

The End